The 5 best covers of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’
An alien craft descends and for some reason, the intergalactic visitors emerge and asks our world leaders ‘what is classic rock?’ Earth’s proletariat waits on bated breath hoping beyond hope…
Looking back at Led Zeppelin’s very first rehearsal
On another grey day in London, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page was slogging through yet another endless session recording. By 1965, he’d been working as a studio guitarist for a number…
Rare photographs of Led Zeppelin’s first-ever gig
On September 7th, 1968, one of the most legendary bands in the history of music were set to take to the stage for the very first time. In the audience…
Hear Robert Plant’s powerful isolated vocals for Led Zeppelin song ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’
The pure brilliance of Led Zeppelin is something that has beguiled audiences for decades. As an outfit of musicians, they are certainly one of the most potent around. To include…
How Led Zeppelin’s album ‘Houses of the Holy’ ripped up the rulebook
What makes Houses of the Holy one of Led Zeppelin’s best, if not, the best album, is how ‘un-Led Zeppelin’ it is. Although having said, quite a few numbers on…
When Did Led Zeppelin Start and End?
Led Zeppelin was one of the biggest rock bands of the 1970s. The British group topped the charts with their psychedelic sound and performed at sold-out concerts around the world.…
How ‘Led Zeppelin III’ Inspired the Song ‘Kashmir’
Led Zeppelin proved to be exceptional workers in the studio. And we don’t just mean Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones being in-demand session musicians before playing together in the…
The Led Zeppelin song John Paul Jones heavily doubted: “Has he gone mad?”
After paving the path to heavy metal with their late 1960s releases, Led Zeppelin showed the full breadth of their instrumental dexterity as a leading force in the so-called prog-rock…
Robert Plant on how Pink Floyd inspired Led Zeppelin’s reunion
When Led Zeppelin reunited for a show at London’s O2 Arena in 2007, Robert Plant was adamant it was a one-off, special occasion. While the lucrative offers would have tempted…
The attempted onstage assassination of Jimmy Page
No artist thinks they will be risking their lives doing what they love. Outside of maybe a few dangerous bouts with pyrotechnics, very few of the biggest names in music…